We seek to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public. We bring together subject experts, industry leaders, elected officials, students and concerned citizens to engage in meaningful dialogue and incite positive change.
The predecessor to the caucus was founded in January 1969 as the Democratic Select Committee by a group of black members of the House of Representatives. Black representatives had begun to enter the House in increasing numbers during the 1960s, and they had a desire for a formal organization.
The Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR) archives the rich history of Black members of Congress in one of the largest digital archives in the world – a central source of information about African American historical and contemporary policy issues.
Learn about the caucus’s growth over time, the members who have risen to positions of prominence, and the power of the Black Caucus in driving the legislative agenda in Congress.
We envision a world in which all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation, economic empowerment, and civic engagement.
Our mission of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public.
The shared struggle between African Americans and Black South Africans fighting white supremacy in the United States and South Africa.
The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international
In 1868, the critical mass of black people located in the former slaveholding South voted in the presidential election for the first time.
In 1936, twenty-five African Americans were elected to office. Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois, a forme
The lynching of George Floyd was a moment in history that ignited a historic movement that hopefully will help redefine policing in our nation.
Lynchings took place in the United States both before and after the American Civil War, most comm
